The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-03-10
Council Proceedings.
Deputy Sheriff Daniel
Wright
Serves sn Injunction Upon the City
Dads but thef EOs't Have 1t, and
Pass Prohib;tory Ordinance.
Fiji Up Eaur jug Of Comm On
Disturbances.
OTHER MATTERS.

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TUESDAY Evening, March S, 's7.
Council met in regular session
with the following persons present
A. Steinman, Prcst. G. G. Gage
Clerk and Messrs. Wright. Ores
ap, Rochester, Kreig. Schlagettsr
Kesslcr, Price aud Braddock. Min
utes CT previous meeting read ant
approved.
Bids for printing codified ordIn-
ances were received from Ohio
Democrat and Republican Gazette
Pub. Co. After tho reading oi
SINE they were referred to ordinan c
committee with full power to accept
which ever bid they Thought beet
Upon cali for ordinances ior
second reading there was little ep-
Isode that created something of a
breeze. 1t was quite evident that
mauy persons we're expecting cy-
clone. Carl II. Buerhars was pres
ent at tie meeting something unu-
sual for him. The way lie tcyed
with his mustache betokened troub.
bic. o. ". II. Wright was present
also, and was very solemn. When
ho is solemn, something. dreadful has
happened. Will Price looked anx
ious. Deputy Sheriff Dan Wright
bad lounged in just before the
meeting opened and wanted to know
if the Sentinel would take down The
proceedings. He was enlightened
and then backed up in corner
Numerous other gentlemen had
dropped III aud tie Council cham
Der WAS pretty comfortably filed.
When the Mayor called for or
dinances for second reading Mr..
Price, chairman CT this committee
arose in his place, but before he
could epeak. the Mayor passed to
ordinances for third reading. Just
as Mr. Price started to explain that
an ordinance granting the Natural
Gas company franchise ct the street
WAS for second reading. TIE Deputy
sheriff stepped forward and said
gentlemen, before preceding fur
th,r, | have some summons to
serve. The Mayor, Clerk, Solici-
:or and members of Council were
enjoined. This move did not seern
to discolcert the members. Ar
Price calmly read the ordinance
the second time and it was referred
back to the ordinance committee
until next meeting.
Nr. Price presented The prohibi
,cry ordinance for third reading
After the reading of the ordinance,
Mr. White, the City Solicitor, took
the floor, before it come up for fin
al passage. In answer 10 his que
ry Ol!le Wright informed him that
Judge S. III. Wright had granted the
Mr.. White then said
that Judge Wright was wrong; he
rarely made as broad an assertion,
he said, but would this time, and
then proceeded to read decisions
from Iowa reports, Pecks Munich |
pal Corporatlons and from Dillon
on Municipal Corporations, TO sus-
tain his position, holding that legs
Iation could not he enjoined but shat
the injunction must be against en-
After his presentation
of authorities, the members called
Up the ordinance and passed it by |
he following vote: Yeas, Crcsap,
Wright, Price, Rochester and Brad
lock. Nays, kess'er, Kreig and
Schlsgetter.
After its passage Mr. Whito said
that he was not the legal adv User Of
The Mayor and Clerk, and they |
conld row proceed as they thought
best. Mayor Steinman said be was
wiling to take the risk and would
iigu the ordinance.
The Mayor and Clerk afterwards
igned the ordinance and it was
handed over 10 the printers.
The following is q true copy Of
he summons served on tho officers
md members of the Coun ell !:
No. 1856.
app. Doc, Vol. s, Page 1924.
ferdinand F. Remp el...co: a., PlEs.
VS..
augustus SteiEman, Mayor, ct sl. .Dests.
SUMMONS.
Ruturnahle March u, 1887.
In action for injunction to restrain
aid defendant or any of them from
reading SAID ordinance lin petition set
ortiz The third time, passing the same,
enfoI ciEg or attempting to
enforce the same. and said Mayor and
Clerk from signing the same.
(IEjunction si.owed,)
Wright, Buerhaus & w. 2. Price,
Plaintiff Attorneys.
] certify this to DC true copy of the
original summons.
JOHN GALLAGHER,
Sheriff.
By D. ". Wright, Deputy.
SUMMONS.
TIE STATE OF OHIO, }
Hooking County. SIS.
% the Sheriff of Hooking Co.-Greeting
We command you to notify Augustus
sieinman, Mayor; 6. G. Gage, Clerk,
md John T. White, Solicitor of the in
orpcrated village OF Logan, Hooking
ounty, Ohio. and Joseph N. Kessler,
Frank Schlagetter, Aaron A. Pri ce,